Munich is a large city condensed into a small area. While with the old town contains a concentration of Munich highlights to enjoy, there is more to uncover than those which are confined to the cobbled streets of the Alt Stadt.… Read the rest
10 Things To Do – Frankfurt Am Main
Radiating from the historic central square of Römerberg, Frankfurt Am Main is a charming city with a lot to offer. Located on an ancient ford (German: furt) of the river Main, its early inhabitants were the Franks of Franconia.… Read the rest
Highlights From The Wallace Collection: The Front State Room
Ah, The Wallace Collection! Even as I contemplate only tackling the highlights, the vastness of this collection overwhelms me and I know that it is a practically impossible task.
Still, today I am in London and, after too long away, I have returned to my favorite museum.… Read the rest
Highlights From The Wallace Collection: Manolo Blahnik, An Enquiring Mind
Ah, The Wallace Collection! Even as I contemplate only tackling the highlights, the vastness of this collection overwhelms me and I know that it is a practically impossible task.
Still, today I am in London and, after a long, long time, have returned to my favorite museum.… Read the rest
Den Gamle By
Stepping into Den Gamle By, a live historic, open air museum in Aarhus, is truly like taking a ride in a time machine. As we walk through the gates, two ladies in full 17th Century costume mosey past with their baskets of flowers and fruit.… Read the rest
National Museum Of Beirut – Other Artifacts
As I begin writing about the artifacts contained in the National Museum of Beirut, my enthusiasm carries me away and there ends up being too many favorites to fit into just one post. So, I have divided the five original subheadings into separate posts.… Read the rest
National Museum Of Beirut – Mosaics
As I begin writing about the artifacts contained in the National Museum of Beirut, my enthusiasm carries me away and there ends up being too many favorites to fit into just one post.… Read the rest
Highlights of Auxerre
Auxerre. The name comes out in a sigh of awed appreciation of such a beautiful city and indeed the highlights of Auxerre are the embodiment of French delight. Of all the picturesque places that we have visited across the Haute-Savoie, Côte-d’Or and Burgundy regions of France, this is one of the best.… Read the rest